Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1853, and commenced practice in Kingston.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 5th D.) in 1864 and 1865.
He was Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1865 to 1866.
On March 25, 1884, he was appointed by President Chester A. Arthur as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Wyoming Territory, but died on the day before his planned departure for Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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